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The GUDEA Playbook: How Venture Capital is Building the Next Generation of Astroturfing
What happens when all “data-driven research” is actually just expensive PR marketing?
Gen Z’s Nostalgia Problem: When Aesthetic Turns Dangerous
How Gen Z’s nostalgia became a top recruitment tool for right-wing extremism online.
The Gender Politics of Fan Redemption: A Statistical Analysis
A closer look at the statistics surrounding gender discrimination and fandom.
The Algorithmic Abolition of Intimacy
Or, how fandom went from creating to constraining over years of online corruption.
Real-Time Reactions
White Queer Privilege and the Weaponization of Identity Politics
Why do some LGBTQ+ voices cause more harm than help?
Convention Chaos: A Neurodivergent's Guide to Surviving Fan Events
Practical tips for attending conventions with ADHD, sensory processing needs, and anxiety.
Through The Lens
The Economics of Artificial Intimacy
How social media platforms monetize loneliness in the age of AI.
The Death of the Fandom Outsider: What Happens When Everyone's Chronically Online?
Remember when knowing every line of Supernatural marked you as irredeemably cringe?
Supernatural's Accidental Queerbaiting Empire: A 15-Year Retrospective
How exactly did a CW network show create the queerbaiter’s blueprint for modern television history?
The Architecture of Digital Radicalization: Mapping the Algorithm's Role
Recommendation systems are the high-speed trains of extremist railways.
Culture & Media
The GUDEA Playbook: How Venture Capital is Building the Next Generation of Astroturfing
What happens when all “data-driven research” is actually just expensive PR marketing?
Gen Z’s Nostalgia Problem: When Aesthetic Turns Dangerous
How Gen Z’s nostalgia became a top recruitment tool for right-wing extremism online.
The Algorithmic Abolition of Intimacy
Or, how fandom went from creating to constraining over years of online corruption.
The Economics of Artificial Intimacy
How social media platforms monetize loneliness in the age of AI.
Fandom & Activism
Convergence Reports
The GUDEA Playbook: How Venture Capital is Building the Next Generation of Astroturfing
What happens when all “data-driven research” is actually just expensive PR marketing?
The Loneliness Epidemic and the Artificial Intimacy Industry
We are living through the most connected era in human history, yet somehow we have never been more alone.
